Both IIIT Jabalpur and IIIT Kanchepuram are decent institutes, having their own advantages. The points below give a brief overview of both the institutes that may help you to make a choice between the two.

• The placement of IIIT Jabalpur is excellent, even somewhat better than that of IIIT Kancheepuram. But, IIIT Kancheepuram offers an excellent environment inside its campus.
• The placement in IIIT Kancheepuram is also quite good, but due to the presence of a lot of excellent colleges in the city of Chennai and other cities of Tamil Nadu, it could never be as good as that of IIIT Jabalpur.
• In Jabalpur, there is not much of a competition, IIIT Jabalpur being the only established institute there.

Although, both the institute are excellent in their fields and have a high pace of growth in standards, it’s the candidate’s wish to choose one among the two, based on the factors listed above.

The infrastructure and environment at IIITDM Jabalpur are quite good and happening. It is 10 km away from the main city, Jabalpur. But when it comes to college campus life, it is amazing and the environment is beautiful.

• The campus of IIITDM Jabalpur is around 300 acres.
• There is a separate hostel for both boys and girls.
• The computer lab is well equipped with all the required technical equipment and the libraries are air-conditioned.
• There are several clubs to join according to the student's interest which include Cultural Clubs, Sports Clubs and Technical Clubs.
• The college also organizes three main fests which include: Tarang (The Cultural Fest), Gusto (The Sports Fest) and Abhikalpan (The Technical Fest).
• These are among Central India's Largest Fest. Several activities are conducted by the college throughout the year for the overall development of a student.
• A swimming pool is under construction, there is a gym with a decent number of equipment.
• The mess food is better than the other colleges. There is a canteen also.

The environment is quite good. There are people from all over the country and they share their cultures and study happily in college.

You should apply for IIIT Jabalpur without any second thoughts because IIIT Lucknow still needs some time to prove itself. It has no infrastructure and facilities that can be considered at par with IIIT Jabalpur or other such IIITs for that matter. Even the cutoffs of both the colleges clearly depict the scenario that they currently have in regards to student preference.

The Placement reports for both institutes are given in the table below:

You will find students bragging about last year’s placements at IIIT Lucknow but still, you simply cannot trust an institute that was founded 6 years back and has no proper infrastructure and alumni status. It can definitely become a good institute if it follows its current path but that will require some time.

On the other hand, IIIT Jabalpur has had great records of CSE placements and comparatively lot better infrastructure than IIIT Lucknow (260 acres). Also, the campus size of IIIT Jabalpur tells a lot about the vision that the institute has to grow and expand.

At last, the decision depends upon you and how you work upon your skills and passion to be among the best coders/programmers of the college you get enrolled in.

IIIT Jabalpur is definitely a good choice for a CS degree. The institute has collaborations with many industries in India and abroad. You will get decent exposure in corporate as well as in research. IIIT Jabalpur placements 2021 had the highest CTC of INR 44 LPA. Amazon, LinkedIn, American Express, Cred, etc. took part in the placement drive. 

One of my friends who studied at IIITDM Jabalpur received the scholarship and has shared his experience with me.

Scholarship Details

• As per the AICTE guidelines, every GATE-qualified student taking admission in M. Tech. program will get a PG Scholarship of INR 12400 per month as a research stipend.
• The tenure of this scholarship is for 24 months or for the duration of the course, whichever is lower.
• Every PG student availing of this scholarship needs to compulsorily undertake 8-10 hours/per week of work.
• This work is related to teaching or research activities assigned to him/her by IIITDM.

For availing of this scholarship, you need to have a valid GATE score.

The B.Tech course offered by IIIT Jabalpur in Computer Science and Engineering is not good. The placement report is not that impressive. There are very few faculty members available for CSE at present in that institute according to one of my friends who recently graduated from this college.

On the other hand, IT in IIEST can be a pretty good option if you want to make it big. The infrastructure of the college is quite good. Students get the option to grab good internships. Microsoft hires from the campus. The diversity of students and faculty members present at the College is also good.

Here is a brief placement highlight for both institutes.

You can visit the official website of both these colleges to get further details and updates regarding the Placement and other aspects of the colleges.

Having friends studying at both the institutions, I can say that both the colleges IIITDM Jabalpur and IIITM Gwalior are good. It will be a difficult choice to select one among them.

Both the colleges have a good reputation and provide their students with good Infrastructure, faculties, culture, and placements. Here’s discussing some facts about them which might guide you.

IT (Integrated) at IIITM Gwalior:

• If you want to go for higher education then it will take you 1 year less.
• You can pursue M.Tech again after the dual degree from IITs, but not many do that, they go for Ph.D. instead.
• IIITM Gwalior definitely has a better coding culture and alumni network than IIITDM Jabalpur.
• If you think that IT is a lower level compared to CSE then think twice. Placement wise both are at par.
• There may be a bit of difference between the two in the course content but you can nullify it by self-studying.
• You will get to sharpen your skills and work on more projects, learn more things in the one extra year. It never goes to waste.

CSE at IIITDM Jabalpur:

• I would suggest you opt for it if you want to go into the workforce right after graduation and don’t want to spend one extra year.
• Choose it if you want to do higher studies like M.Tech, MS, etc. from other more reputed institutions after 4years itself.

I would suggest you do your side of the research too and ask other alumni for a better perspective because ultimately it is your decision.